Iowa Colony lost against Santa Fe back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Iowa Colony Pioneers fell just short of the Santa Fe Indians by a score of 3-2. While the Pioneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-22 in the first set.
Iowa Colony was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Santa Fe work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 23-25, 15-8.
When it comes to explaining why Iowa Colony lost, don't look at Breia Dixon. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs, six aces, three kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave Dixon a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Iowa Colony was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Keke Davidson went supernova for Santa Fe, getting 20 digs.
Iowa Colony has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-13 record this season. As for Santa Fe, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-18 record this season.
Iowa Colony will be playing in front of their home fans against Angleton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Santa Fe, they will venture away from home to take on La Porte at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. La Porte is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Santa Fe will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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